This is a WindowBlinds (tm) plugin which has its roots in a previous plugin,WinMenu 1.1, by Shane Lardinois (lardino@ibm.net). This version of that pluginextends the original plugin's capabilities by allowing the user to use a right-click context menu to manage the menu items list, ala the Start Menu. It is nolonger necessary to use RegEdit or a similar utility to modify the registryentries used by the plugin The plugin itself will help you manage thoseentries.

-Zip File Contents-Readme2_0.txt This filegpl.txt A copy of the GNU general public licenseWinMenu.dll The 2.0 version of the WinMenu pluginWinMenu.zip The original WinMenu plugin - contains its plugin, a readme, a revision history, a registry entries sample and another zip file containing its source

-WinMenu 2.0 Usage-1. If you've been running WB and have used a skin which uses the WinMenu plugin, you'll need to "bounce" your shell, eg, logoff/logon Explorer, LS, etc. This is due to a problem with the WB dlls not being released from the shell program even though WB has been unloaded. You might actually need to reboot completely if you don't have rundll32 or their system executables excluded from your WB list.2. Install WinMenu 2.0 to each directory that currently contains the previous WinMenu (I suggest renaming the old version first, just in case you want to revert to it). You may have multiple skins making use of this plugin so either install into each skin directory or put the dll in your WB directory and modify each skin's UIS to not have the skin directory in the path to the plugin.3. Start up WB with a skin that uses the plugin.4. Click on the appropriate skin button that brings up WinMenu. Verify that the menu look has changed. You should see a "header" at the top of the main menu list which reads "WinMenu 2.0".5. If you have never added any registry entries for WinMenu's use, you should only see one menu item: Insert Item... Left-clicking on this item will allow you to begin building your menu item list. This menu item will not appear once a menu (or submenu) has one or more items in its list.6. Right-click on any menu item (header items excluded) to bring up a context menu item list which should contain the following items: Open (default), Insert, Delete, Properties, Promote (always disabled), Demote (always disabled), and Cancel.7. Open provides the same functionality as a menu item left-click does.8. Insert will allow a new item to be added after the item currently highlighted.9. Delete will delete the currently highlighted item (no confirmation see NT-related possible problem below).10. Properties will allow the currently highlighted item's properties to be viewed and/or modified.11. Cancel may be used to close down the right-click context menu and all other open popup menus.

Thanks for your interest, your continued support for WB and the fine work byStardock, and for all of the great skinners out there who have given us all ofthis great eye candy! Special thanks to Morphh and Alobar for their relentlesstesting, and to Shane for making the original version of the plugin availablefor modification.

Enjoy.

Darrell L

-Revision Log - 2.0.0.0-1. Corrected the drawing of some item bitmaps which were off-center by a few pixels.2. Corrected the drawing of some item bitmaps which didn't have their transparency pixels (pink ones) removed.3. Corrected the problem associated with s into the middle of an item list.4. Added a "Cancel" item onto the right-click context menu as a temporary workaround to Outstanding Known Problem below.5. Corrected the placement of submenus on a window that is near the right edge of the screen. Submenus now popup on the left-hand side if they cannot be placed on the right-hand side without obscuring a portion of the parent menu.6. Added code to solve the deletion of a menu containing a submenu on an NT platform. I haven't been able to test the code since I do not have access to an NT test platform.7. Added a stop-gap approach to re-ordering of a menu item list.8. Corrected the problem of the context menu hanging around until one of its items is ed. Clicking anywhere outside of all menus will now cause the context menu to be closed as well.9. Corrected an unreported problem where left-clicking on a submenu would cause Explorer to be launched.10. Corrected problem of not being able to use old-style registry data.11. Temporarily disabled right-clicking of menu headers until a reported possible problem can be identified or dismissed.12. Corrected a problem which allowed a menu item ion to change after the context menu was invoked.

-Outstanding Wish List Items-1. Reordering of item lists via some drag & method (Start Menu-like or treeview).2. Support for a menu background skinning.3. Support for changing several menu properties (background color, text color, font, font size, ...) independent of skin or system settings, stored/ retrieved using the registry.4. Support for changing the coloring used on individual items, both background and text.5. Support for changing the font and font size used on individual items.6. Drag and support for the ion of new menu items.7. Renaming of menu items and submenus.8. Leave menu open until dismissed via outside click or cancel.8. Ability to remove submenu headers.9. The timing for the delayed displaying of submenus does not conform to the value set in the registry.10. When ing a new menu item, defaulting the name to the filename from the ed target path, but only if the name has not yet been entered.

-Outstanding Known Problems-1. Deletion of submenus may not work on NT machines unless all of the submenu's items are deleted first. A solution has been put into place which works for Win95, Win98 and Win2000 platforms, but this solution has not been tested on an NT platform.2. Closing of WinMenu's menu will sometimes put the associated window into a "move window" state - just click the left mouse button to get it to stop.3. It is hard to see the ion change for some icons ed in the icon ion dialog.4. When changing an item's position, other changes made for the item are lost.5. Can "OK" on the icon ion dialog without having ed an icon.6. Double-clicking an icon on the icon ion dialog doesn't the icon and close the dialog box.7. The Open right-click context menu item should be disabled when a submenu is right-clicked.8. Right-clicking on an "Insert Item..." item should not be allowed.9. Long icon paths get truncated.

This is a WindowBlinds (tm) plugin which has its roots in a previous plugin,WinMenu 1.1, by Shane Lardinois (lardino@ibm.net).&nbsp This version of that pluginextends the original plugin's capabilities by allowing the user to use a right-click context menu to manage the menu items list, ala the Start Menu.&nbsp It is nolonger necessary to use RegEdit or a similar utility to modify the registryentries used by the plugin The plugin itself will help you manage thoseentries.

-Zip File Contents-Readme2_0.txt&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp This filegpl.txt&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp A copy of the GNU general public licenseWinMenu.dll&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The 2.0 version of the WinMenu pluginWinMenu.zip&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The original WinMenu plugin - contains its plugin,&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp a readme, a revision history, a registry entries&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp sample and another zip file containing its source

-WinMenu 2.0 Usage-1.&nbsp If you've been running WB and have used a skin which uses the WinMenu&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp plugin, you'll need to "bounce" your shell, eg, logoff/logon Explorer, LS,&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp etc. This is due to a problem with the WB dlls not being released from the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp shell program even though WB has been unloaded. You might actually need to&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp reboot completely if you don't have rundll32 or their system executables&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp excluded from your WB list.2.&nbsp Install WinMenu 2.0 to each directory that currently contains the previous&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp WinMenu (I suggest renaming the old version first, just in case you want to&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp revert to it).&nbsp You may have multiple skins making use of this plugin so&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp either install into each skin directory or put the dll in your WB directory&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and modify each skin's UIS to not have the skin directory in the path to&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp the plugin.3.&nbsp Start up WB with a skin that uses the plugin.4.&nbsp Click on the appropriate skin button that brings up WinMenu. Verify that&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp the menu look has changed.&nbsp You should see a "header" at the top of the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp main menu list which reads "WinMenu 2.0".5.&nbsp If you have never added any registry entries for WinMenu's use, you should&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp only see one menu item: Insert Item...&nbsp Left-clicking on this item will&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp allow you to begin building your menu item list.&nbsp This menu item will not&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp appear once a menu (or submenu) has one or more items in its list.6.&nbsp Right-click on any menu item (header items excluded) to bring up a context&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp menu item list which should contain the following items: Open (default),&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Insert, Delete, Properties, Promote (always disabled), Demote (always&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp disabled), and Cancel.7.&nbsp Open provides the same functionality as a menu item left-click does.8.&nbsp Insert will allow a new item to be added after the item currently&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp highlighted.9.&nbsp Delete will delete the currently highlighted item (no confirmation see&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp NT-related possible problem below).10. Properties will allow the currently highlighted item's properties to be&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp viewed and/or modified.11. Cancel may be used to close down the right-click context menu and all other&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp open popup menus.

Thanks for your interest, your continued support for WB and the fine work byStardock, and for all of the great skinners out there who have given us all ofthis great eye candy!&nbsp Special thanks to Morphh and Alobar for their relentlesstesting, and to Shane for making the original version of the plugin availablefor modification.

Enjoy.

Darrell L

-Revision Log - 2.0.0.0-1.&nbsp Corrected the drawing of some item bitmaps which were off-center by a few&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp pixels.2.&nbsp Corrected the drawing of some item bitmaps which didn't have their&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp transparency pixels (pink ones) removed.3.&nbsp Corrected the problem associated with s into the middle of an item&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp list.4.&nbsp Added a "Cancel" item onto the right-click context menu as a temporary&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp workaround to Outstanding Known Problem below.5.&nbsp Corrected the placement of submenus on a window that is near the right edge&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp of the screen.&nbsp Submenus now popup on the left-hand side if they cannot be&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp placed on the right-hand side without obscuring a portion of the parent menu.6.&nbsp Added code to solve the deletion of a menu containing a submenu on an NT&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp platform.&nbsp I haven't been able to test the code since I do not have access&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp to an NT test platform.7.&nbsp Added a stop-gap approach to re-ordering of a menu item list.8.&nbsp Corrected the problem of the context menu hanging around until one of its&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp items is ed.&nbsp Clicking anywhere outside of all menus will now cause&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp the context menu to be closed as well.9.&nbsp Corrected an unreported problem where left-clicking on a submenu would cause&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Explorer to be launched.10. Corrected problem of not being able to use old-style registry data.11. Temporarily disabled right-clicking of menu headers until a reported&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp possible problem can be identified or dismissed.12. Corrected a problem which allowed a menu item ion to change after the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp context menu was invoked.

-Outstanding Wish List Items-1.&nbsp Reordering of item lists via some drag &amp method (Start Menu-like or&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp treeview).2.&nbsp Support for a menu background skinning.3.&nbsp Support for changing several menu properties (background color, text color,&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp font, font size, ...) independent of skin or system settings, stored/&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp retrieved using the registry.4.&nbsp Support for changing the coloring used on individual items, both background&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and text.5.&nbsp Support for changing the font and font size used on individual items.6.&nbsp Drag and support for the ion of new menu items.7.&nbsp Renaming of menu items and submenus.8.&nbsp Leave menu open until dismissed via outside click or cancel.8.&nbsp Ability to remove submenu headers.9.&nbsp The timing for the delayed displaying of submenus does not conform to the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp value set in the registry.10. When ing a new menu item, defaulting the name to the filename from&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp the ed target path, but only if the name has not yet been entered.

-Outstanding Known Problems-1.&nbsp Deletion of submenus may not work on NT machines unless all of the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp submenu's items are deleted first. A solution has been put into place which&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp works for Win95, Win98 and Win2000 platforms, but this solution has not&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp been tested on an NT platform.2.&nbsp Closing of WinMenu's menu will sometimes put the associated window into a&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp "move window" state - just click the left mouse button to get it to stop.3.&nbsp It is hard to see the ion change for some icons ed in the icon&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp ion dialog.4.&nbsp When changing an item's position, other changes made for the item are lost.5.&nbsp Can "OK" on the icon ion dialog without having ed an icon.6.&nbsp Double-clicking an icon on the icon ion dialog doesn't the&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp icon and close the dialog box.7.&nbsp The Open right-click context menu item should be disabled when a submenu&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp is right-clicked.8.&nbsp Right-clicking on an "Insert Item..." item should not be allowed.9.&nbsp Long icon paths get truncated.

AFAIK WindowBlinds changed some internals that caused problems with this plugin. I am not sure if Neil contacted the author, but it needs a change in the source to make it work with the new WB. That isn't good news, but at least you know what is wrong.